Evelyn Roe lived on her family's farm in North Carolina, where near the end of World War II, she came across what appeared to be a severely burned soldier buried in the mud. She, of course, rescued him and very soon realized that he was not an ordinary man. First of all, his burns healed almost immediately, and then he became the image of Evelyn...a woman who looked just like her. Evelyn called her "Addie". As time went on, Addie realized that Evelyn wanted to marry and have a family, so she went off for awhile, then returned as a man...Adam. They fell in love, married, and over the years had five daughters and built a horse-training business.It was, at times, perhaps often, difficult for Evelyn to cover for their unusual secret, and eventually, following a terrible loss, they moved from the community to start over. Over the years, it became evident that Evelyn was moving into middle age, but Adam was not, and Evelyn began to struggle with how this could be explained to others as she and Adam got older, with his appearance never changing, but hers getting aged. Then one day, Adam disappeared.
This is, of course, a very brief summary of the book. I initially had a hard time getting into the book, but there is something mysterious enough going on, that it kept my interest and I did become involved in it. By the end of the book, I really liked it. However, it is not a book that I would easily recommend to anyone. There is much that is not explained in the story, and you just have to go with it. That can sometimes be hard for one (me included), but if one can get past that, it's a good story!
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